Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-04-02

On the night of the 24,b of
March, . few minutes after 10
o'clock, an alarm of FIRE was given.
An clubhouse ON the premises of the
Presbyterian maose was in flames.
Fortunately the wind, which was
pretty high at the time. was from
the south. It took some good work
TO prevent the FIRE from reaching
Parks warehouses. Our citizens,
white and colored, oil work we'll on
such occasions, and We believe they
6ght FIRE harder than most any other
people. H,llsboro has had several
narrov escapes within the past few
years The FIRE of Thursday night
looked like the work of an incendi-
AIRY, but let us hope that it was by
accident and not from MALICE. We
can't believe that We have any man
or woman in Our town who would
apply the torch 10 or rejoice at the
destruction Of anotner's property.
Taken as . whole our citizens are as
peaceful, law.abiding and sympa-
tn z,ng as any class OF people in this
or any other country. A good many
OF them, both white and black, End
it . hard struggle to keep up daily
raltors, but then we believe the
most of them Try TO do right and
live honosably.
Hub. Turner, colosed, q black
moonsbiner, is in Jail awaiting or
ders to be removed 10 Greensboro.
Marshal Aiken captured Hub. las,
Thursday u few miles from town.
Hut. 60. a double barreled shot gun
and showed fight. The Marshal
covered him with his pistol aud told
him il he moved be was a dead man.
Hub. surrendered, handed his gun
to the Marshal, and both rode the
same horse 20 town. Our advice to
moonshiners Don't think you can
fool Aiken.
speaking Of Mr.. Frank Wad-
dell, who went from this county 10
Asheville, and who has a large mum.
Der of friends and well.wlshers in
old Orange, the Ashesille Adudnce
says !: Chief OF Police f. N. Wad.
dell vas yesterday the recipient of a
handsome gold headed cane, pre-
sented by the members Of bis force
as a token of respect and esteem
The Chief accepted the gift with hi!
characteristic modes,y and apprecia
ton.
We have had all kinds Of PEG
pie 10 Hi!lsboro the past week, ant
all sorts of weather-thunder ant
lightning, rain, snow, !sleet and ice
And horse. swappers, whew
AN uNsUsPEcrING WIFE.-Th,
Boston Transcript is entitled t,
credit Tor the annexed good thing
II used to think men had an awfu
easy time." said Mrs. Franks. "but
have changed my mind, and here
after I'm going to take all the car
OF Charles l possibly can. You sex
the other morning. ] told Charlie
we wanted some wood, aud to b
sure and order some. Well. / wal,
ed all day and that wood didn'
come, and I was almost angry. tor
j, said. he has forgotten it as usual
Charles didn't come until la:e Ion
; after l had retired. He had to z
to his club, and it seems he was d.
tanned until after midnight. Ye
he was kept there after midnigh
> He was awfully restless and kel
talking in his sleep, saying ever
! once in a while. give me anoths
1 dollars worth Of chips So you sc
| knew that his mind was trouble
about that wood. How much
must have worried him, to thus di
: iurb bis rest! Hereafter I'm goir
20 attend to all the house matte
myself. Poor man! he hiss enonl
: TO bother him without doing hon
-cTerrands."
u -
. JUMPED THE TRACK.-We lea
that AZ The train WAS crossing Il